Corporate Success - The Unwritten Curriculum

Learn the essential unwritten rules of corporate success in this 40-minute conference talk designed for technical developers and early-career professionals transitioning from academia to the corporate world. Discover practical insights from 29+ years of leadership experience that go beyond standard onboarding and typical corporate training. Master crucial hard skills including prioritizing business value, minimizing technical debt, and navigating effective Agile collaboration, while developing essential soft skills such as professional communication, managing up, influencing stakeholders, and decoding organizational dynamics. Explore the critical "what you don't know" mindset as a meta-skill for becoming an effective prompt engineer and avoiding pitfalls of AI dependence in an increasingly automated workplace. Gain high-impact wisdom that accelerates professional growth and helps bypass years of costly trial and error through curated, practical tips and traps essential for corporate success.